Track and Field back in action at Cherry Blossom Invitational

Saturday, April 10

Athens, OH

11:00 AM

Wright State University

Cherry Blossom Invitational

Photo by: Callista Hess

Track and Field back in action at Cherry Blossom Invitational

4/9/2021 10:30:00 AM | Track & Field

The Wright State track and field team returns to action at the Cherry Blossom Invitational at Goldsberry Track hosted by Ohio University. The meet will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Wright State will face off against fellow Horizon League foe Northern Kentucky as well as Ohio University on Saturday. This meet is the third of six scheduled regular-season outdoor meets for the Raiders.
A full list of events can be found here.

LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders turned in 24 personal bests and 12 Top-10 finishes at the Yellow Jacket Open hosted by Cedarville University on March 27.

Abigail Halsey paced the Raiders with her first-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:54 to also tally the third-fastest time in Wright State history. Tiffany Ward turned in an eighth-place finish in the event with her time of 12:55.01.

In the 1500 meter run, Shelby Nolan paced Wright State with a record-breaking performance for the second weekend in a row. The Whitehouse, OH native turned in a second-place finish with her time of 4:33 to set a new Wright State record. Nolan also tallied a top-five finish in the 5000 meters with her time of 17:18.35 (third place).

In the relays, Wright State recorded two top 10 finishes. The team of Jayla Tarver, Kayle Willis, Emma Carr, and Cameron Campbell finished seventh in the 4x100 meter relay with their time of 52.00. The 4x400 meter relay saw the team of Alycea Ruhlen, Lauren Shuman, Alicia Neumeier, and Kaitlyn Miller's time of 4:20.14 earn them a seventh-place finish.